How To Create Recordings (Mac)

1. Go to the Panopto tab on your Canvas course, click on “+ Create” and then select “Panopto for Mac”:

 

 

2. If you already have the app installed, click on “Open Panopto”. If not, click on “Download Panopto” and follow the installation instructions.

3. Once the app loads, you will be brought to the recording page:

 

 

Make sure to do the following before clicking the “Record” button:

1. Select the correct Folder.
   • NOTE: When you launch Panopto from within a course, it will default to your course folder. 
2. Select the correct Video and Audio sources.
3. Enable or Disable PowerPoint/Keynote recording.
4. Enable or Disable Screen Recording.
   • You can add a second stream, such as a second screen or an additional camera, for screen recording by clicking on the “Secondary ” tabs and selecting a source.

Once you’re done with your recording, click “Stop”.

• You can also click “Pause” to pause and then resume your recording at a later time.

After clicking Stop, you can either delete your recording or upload it by clicking on “Upload”:

• You are also able to edit the Session Name and add a description to the recording. By default, the Session Name is the date and time of the recording.

Managing Recordings

• A: “Create New Recording” will take you to the recording page.
• B: “Manage Online Recordings” will take you to the Panopto web interface.
  • Here is our tutorial on the Web Interface: https://ctl.wustl.edu/panopto-tutorials-online/
• C:
  • Share allows you to view sharing options for the video on the Panopto web interface.
    • Here is our tutorial on sharing: https://ctl.wustl.edu/panopto-tutorials-sharing/
  • Edit allows you to edit the video on the Panopto web interface.
    • Here is our tutorial on editing: https://ctl.wustl.edu/panopto-tutorials-edit
  • View Online allows you to view the video on the Panopto web interface.
    • Here is our tutorial on the Web Interface: https://ctl.wustl.edu/panopto-tutorials-online
• D:
  • Delete will delete your recordings.
  • The Actions menu  allows you to make a local copy of the recording and will take you to the Panopto video (MP4) file stored locally on your computer.

You can also  re-upload a corrupted recording on the app. You will know something went wrong if you have the Retry option: